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If normal at (1,2) to the parabola y 2 = 4x meets the parabola again at (t 2 , 2t) then t is equal to
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If the normal at t 1 meets the parabola at t 2 , then t 2 = –t 1 – 
.
Here t 1 = 1 and t 2 = t ⇒ ⇒ t = –1 – 
= -3.
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